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Highlights: What Did You Learn From President Jonathan's Media Chat Tonight?
Our dear President Goodluck Jonathan's media chat on TV tonight just ended some hours ago where he spoke about the nagging, current national issues & responded to questions. Had to go tidy up for tomorrow before getting back to fully discuss this with you dearies. A lot of Nigerians are disappointed with the chat and are right now express

BREAKING: World Economic Forum: Jonathan Orders Closure Of All Public Schools, Offices In Abuja
President Goodluck Jonathan has ordered the closure of all government offices and schools in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, during the period of the World Economic Forum, WEF.The summit is slated to take place between May 7 through 9, 2014.A statement by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Pius Anyim, stated that the directive w
Lagos Hospital Fires 2 Nurses for Wearing Hijab
The National Orthopaedic hospital, Igbobi Lagos (NOHIL) has allegedly fired two nurses for wearing hijab while on duty.The nurses, Sekinat Sanusi and Fasilat Olayinka Lawal , are contesting their dismissal, stating that they wore their hijabs based on a policy set forth by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria’s policies, which states t

My Husband Cannot Fight Terrorism Alone – Patience Jonathan
First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, has called on Nigerians to join her husband in the fight against terrorism.According to her, “terrorism can defeat anyone including my husband, President Goodluck Jonathan, if he fights alone, because terrorism cannot defeat us collectively.”She made this clarion call at the 44th Birthday celebration of the
OFFICIAL: 50 Critically Injured, 9 Confirmed Dead In 2nd Nyanya Bombing
[size=24pt] CLICK HERE TO VIEW PHOTOS FROM THE BLAST [/size] Read the initial report here:

Okonjo-Iweala Disobeys Court Order, Faces Contempt Of Court Charges
The Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, is facing contempt of court charges for disobeying an order. Okonjo is said to have disobeyed judgment on statutory transfers delivered at the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja in respect of a suit filed at the court by the Centre for Social Justice. She was served a Notice of Consequences of diso
Fallen Diesel Truck burst into flames, burning several cars in Lekki,Lagos Photo
Fire fighters are on Lekki Admiralty way after an accident involving a diesel truck burnt four cars ..Cool Fm's OAP Freeze witnessed it first hand and shared photos..Wow what an early morning loss..Luckily, no human casualties reported ...More below Read more Naija happenings

WOW! Dangote Ranked 23 Amongst 25 People of Impact By CNBC
About a week after he was ranked among the 100 most influential personalities in the world by the Time magazine, another media organisation, CNBC, has ranked Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, as one of the 25 people who have had most profound impact on business and finance worldwide.Forbes had earlier named him as the second most powerful bla
Al-Mustapha Sues Islamic Cleric Who Accused Him Of Training Terrorists
Former Chief Security Officer to the Late Gen. Sani Abacha, Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, Wednesday dragged a Kaduna based Islamic preacher, Sheikh Sanusi Khalil before an Upper Shariah Court, Daura Road, over alleged defamation of character.Al-Mustapha is accusing the cleric of defaming his character in a sermon he preached at the Sani Zango Daura Jum

ASUU, Others Plot Fresh Protest Over Fee Hike In LASU
he Academic and Non-academic staff unions of the Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo, on Wednesday expressed readiness to stage a fresh protest over fee hike on May 1 in Lagos.The Joint Action Front (JAF) would also join the two unions in the protest, which would commence by 9:30 a.m. at the Onikan Stadium in Marina, Lagos.Mr Abiodun Aremu, JAF Secr
NDLEA Arrests Deportee, One Other With 1.6kg of Heroin in Lagos
[size=10pt] Poster is not responsible for the Major Headline outside this page …..[/size] [size=11pt]NDLEA arrests two with 1.6kg drugs ........ .....[/size] [size=11pt]Ogbonna Paul Obioma[/size] [size=10pt]The NationLagos. April 30, 2014 [/size] [size=14pt] T [/size] he Lagos State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement

BREAKING: Boko Haram Bombs Church, Kills 8 In Fresh Attack In Kubla
[size=9pt]«§» 30 April 2014[/size] No fewer than eight people were killed in a gun attack by suspected members of the Islamist insurgents, Boko Haram, in Kubla Village of Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa State, where they set places of worship and residential houses ablaze during their raid. Some residents of the affected village, w
BREAKING: President Jonathan Fires His Political Adviser, Ahmed Gulak
[size=9pt]«§» 29 April 2014[/size] President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has terminated the appointment of his Special Adviser (Political), Alhaji Ahmed Gulak with immediate effect. This was made known by the special adviser to the President on media and publicity, Reuben Abati.President Jonathan thanks Alhaji Gulak for his services to the prese

Breaking News: Abducted Schoolgirls Seen Around Gwoza In Borno – Reports
[size=9pt]«§» 28 April 2014[/size] The school girls who were abducted by the Boko Haram sect have reportedly been seen around Gwoza, Borno on Monday, April 28, 2014. New reports just reaching The Gistmania from ENDS.ng have it that the 200 missing girls were seen being hustled around in about seven buses in South Borno, in the Gwoza-Bama
NEWS: Women To Protest Over Abducted Schoolgirls Wednesday

INEC Registers Unity Party Of Nigeria, Total Parties Now 26
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has registered the Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN) as one of the political party in the country.The registration of UPN the number of parties to 26.INEC’s Director of Education, Oluwale Uzzi announced UPN’s registration on Friday.“The commission at its meeting held on Thursday April 17, appro
SAD: Building Callapse In Lagos Injures 10
No fewer than 10 persons including teenagers on Thursday sustained varying degrees of injury following the collapse of a two-storey building in Lagos.The incident, which occurred at 11 San Beach Lane, off Longe Street, Oworonshoki, affected the building which was still under construction around 11am.The Nation learnt that the owner of the collapse

National Conference Has Sacked Its Chairperson
The National Conference committee on Civil Society, Labour and Sports, one of the ten committees at the on-going conference in Abuja, has sacked its chairperson, Bola Ogunrimade for absenteeism and has been replaced with her deputy, Issa Aremu. The decision was carried out after a vote took place and majority of them voted her out. Mr Issa A
Search For Girls Continues -- Government
The government said yesterday security were in search of the abducted school girls.Senate President David Mark described the abduction of the girls as “embarrassing sacrilegeous”Information Minister Labaran Maku told reporters after the Federal Executive Council meeting yesterday that: “The adoption of the girls, that itself is a national tr

HIV Patient, 63, Sentenced to Death in Kano For molesting, Infecting a Minor
[size=10pt] Poster is not responsible for the Major Headline outside this page …..[/size] [size=11pt]Kano was jolted, yesterday, when an Upper Sharia court in the state sentenced to death by stoning a 63-year-old HIV positive for raping and infecting a minor with the deadly virus......[/size] [size=10pt]The VanguardKANO April 24, 2014
Jonathan to Nyako: You’re the real sponsor of insurgents
The altercation between the Presidency and the Adamawa State governor, Admiral Murtala Nyako (rtd) worsened yesterday as the former described the governor as a sponsor of insurgents, alleging that Nyako recently ‘imported’ some Fulani fighters into the country.At the weekend, Nyako wrote his fellow northern governors, asking them to join him i

Jonathan’s Easter Message: "Let Us All Renew Our Faith To Overcome All Obstacles"
[size=9pt]«§» 20 April 2014[/size]The Grand President, GCFR, Commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Chief Doctor Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has sent an Easter message to the nation.Dear Compatriots,I greet you all, especially our Christian brothers and sisters who are celebrating Easter and commemorating the resu
Shocking News!! P-Square on the verge of splitting. Read full details
Yesterday I reported about the friction going on between the Okoye brothers. I didn't say they'd split, I only asked a question based on all the things I've been hearing and Jude Okoye's tweet. When asked yesterday, P-Square's publicist, Bayo Adetu, said the report is 'baseless and untrue'. Unfortunately, it is n

NDLEA Seizes ₦228M Heroin From Pakistani Student at Lagos International Airport
[size=10pt] Poster is not responsible for the Major Headline outside this page …..[/size] [size=10pt]NDLEA Seizes ₦228M Heroin From Pakistani Student at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport[/size] [img width=400 height=400]
UK Set To Ban Famous Pastor, Helen Akpabio Over Child "Witch hunting" Programs
Campaigners are urging for Helen Ukpabio, known as 'Lady Apostle', to be deported and banned from returning to the UK on the grounds her preaches are harmful to the publicA Nigerian ‘witch-hunter’ who claims any child who cries is a ‘servant of Satan’ could be banned from the UK following calls to British Home Secretary Theresa M

Boko Haram Capture Over 100 Female High School Students (Virgins?) In Borno
aharaReporters has just learned that suspected members of the Islamist militant group, Boko Haram, have abducted 103 students in a daring raid at the Girls Secondary School in Chibok, a town on the border between Borno and Adamawa States. The group’s assault on the all-female high school took place on Monday night. A security source disclosed th
London Marathon runner Mami Konneh Lahun misses flight
An elite runner failed to catch her flight home after going missing following the London Marathon.Mami Konneh Lahun was due to fly home on Monday but did not return to her temporary accommodation in Greenwich on Sunday and has not been seen since.Ms Lahun 24, of Sierra Leone, is on a six-month visa that was issued on 7 April on arrival, the Home Of
Ladies arrested with human heads, pieces of flesh in Ogun
Policemen attached to the Ogun state Police Command Saturday morning arrested two ladies and three men for possessing human heads and some pieces of human flesh.The five suspects were apprehended in Joju area of Otta in Ado Odo Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State in a joint operation conducted by the a team from Otta Divisional Police Headquar
Huh: Immigration Deports 80 Foreigners From Taraba
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) on Thursday deported 80 foreigners who were illegally residing in Taraba.Alhaji Habibu Haruna, the Controller of the service in Taraba, made the disclosure at the commencement of the exercise in Jalingo.Haruna said the service arrested 170 illegal immigrants, out of which, 80 were screened and ascertained that
Trainee Solicitor Sentenced To 18 Weeks In Prison For Starving Dog To Death
A trainee solicitor who locked her pet dog in a kitchen and left it without food and water to suffer a ‘prolonged and painful’ death has been jailed for 18 weeks today.Katy Gammon, 27, abandoned five-year-old boxer Roxy because she ‘couldn’t cope’, leaving the animal to spend six days clawing at the door until she went blind, slipped i